Harrisburg – January 16, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Rather than sitting in a vault, a treasure trove of rare and precious unclaimed valuables will be auctioned next month under a new partnership between the Pennsylvania Treasury and Morphy Auctions of …

January 15, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — The PHARE Fund was established by Act 105 of 2010 (the “PHARE Act”) to provide the mechanism by which certain allocated state or federal funds, as well as funds from other outside sources, would be used to assist…

January 04, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — While portions of the fiscal cliff were averted, the bill failed to replace the across-the-board cuts to domestic and defense spending, known as sequestration, with alternative deficit reduction measures. The deal…

Harrisburg – December 19, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Ongoing efforts by the Pennsylvania Treasury to reunite community service organizations with unclaimed property have led to claims for more than $13,000 by food banks, shelters and Salvation Army cha…

HARRISBURG – November 29, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — A Berks County man, who owns three mobile home parks in Berks, Dauphin and York counties was charged today by the Attorney General’s Environmental Crimes Section after allegedly illegally discharging…

November 15, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — At certain historic moments, new ideas about domesticity have given form to radically different configurations of home and community. With worldwide interest in housing affordability, green design and the necessi…

November 8, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Given a February deadline to vacate the park land, residents of the Hilltop Mobile Home Park in State College, PA are using a website to advocate for the preservation of the park and the rights of manufactured hou…

November 5, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — After the November 6 elections, Congress will reconvene for a “Lame Duck” session to tackle some very difficult issues related to the federal budget. As things stand now, significant, across-the-board cuts kno…

October 19, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — This is a MAJOR VICTORY for manufactured home community residents. Residents in manufactured housing communities (mobile home parks) are in a unique situation in terms of their housing tenure. While most own their…

Radnor, PA – October 12, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — The nation’s oldest “no-kill” shelter now has nearly $35,000 in additional resources to support routine and unexpected medical treatments for the animals in its care after State Treasurer Rob Mc…

Harrisburg – August 17, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — The Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week” programming has many viewers in its jaws this week, and State Treasurer Rob McCord today noted that several Pennsylvanians with shark-related names may be abl…

Ebensburg – August 17, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — State Treasurer Rob McCord returned more than $16,600 in previously unclaimed property to Cambria County officials today on behalf of residents there, saying he hopes other local governments – as well…

Wilkes-Barre – August 13, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — State Treasurer Rob McCord returned more than $24,500 in previously unclaimed property to Luzerne County officials today on behalf of residents there, saying he hopes other local governments – as w…

August 7, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN) is expected to introduce the Housing Subsidy Fairness Act in early September. This bill would provide dedicated funding for the National Housing Trust Fund with savings generated by …